As MMAjunkie.com earlier reported, Spike TV may air a one-hour “UFC Prelims” special for the Oct. 23 event since it’s expected to be one of the year’s biggest shows. McGee’s bout is a leading candidate to appear on the special if the UFC’s cable partner decides to go forward with the program.

McGee (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) capped a Cinderella story when he won the reality show tournament by submitting Kris McCray at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale. He also managed to take home “Submission of the Night” honors for the fight, which was his four consecutive professional victory and a remarkable turnaround from a battle with drugs and alcohol addiction that nearly ended his life before fighting saved him.

McGee now faces six-time UFC veteran Ryan Jensen.

Jensen (15-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) returned to the winner’s column with a recent win over “The Ultimate Fighter 3″ veteran Jesse Forbes, which also netted him a “Submission of the Night” bonus. After starting his UFC career at 0-2, Jensen has since gone 2-2 in his past four octagon appearances.

Cote will attempt to clear the cobwebs from his most recent fight in which Alan Belcher near-spiked him on his head and used the ensuing scramble to tap him out with a rear naked choke. It was the French Canadian’s first appearance since he fought middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 90 and saw his title dreams dashed by a third-round knee injury.

Lawlor, meanwhile, is skating on thin ice with two consecutive losses on his recent resume. Known for his colorful weigh-in costumes and ring entrances, the veteran of “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ battered Aaron Simpson before running out of gas and losing a decision at UFC Fight Night 20, and was out-struck and submitted by last-minute replacement Joe Doerksen at UFC 113.

The former King of the Cage champion Guymon earned his first UFC win with a unanimous decision nod over Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 113. It was a thrilling turnaround for the personable fighter after he was submitted by Rory MacDonald in the first round of his octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 20.

Daniels also earned his first octagon victory with a close decision over short-notice replacement Forrest Petz at UFC 116. He met serious misfortune in his octagon debut when John Howard knocked him out on the ground at “UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones.”

Lightweights Sam Stout (15-6-1 MMA, 4-5 UFC) and Paul Taylor (10-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) are both on the mend after falling short on points in their most recent appearances (fan-favorite Stout fell to Jeremy Stephens at UFC 113, and Taylor came up short against John Hathaway at UFC 105). Taylor is also returning after complications arising from a Migrane headache scratched two meetings with John Gunderson at UFC 112 and The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale.

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